diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
index 8f404856e..afd22165b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ function makeAxiosInstance({
           callback(null, ip, useIpv6 ? 6 : 4);
         });
       };
+    } else {
+      delete config.lookup;
     }
 
     config.headers['request-start-time'] = Date.now();
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/axios-instance.spec.js b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/axios-instance.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ace03d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/axios-instance.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+// Mock electron before requiring axios-instance
+jest.mock('electron', () => ({
+  app: {
+    getVersion: () => '1.0.0'
+  }
+}));
+
+// Mock preferences
+jest.mock('../../src/store/preferences', () => ({
+  preferencesUtil: {
+    shouldStoreCookies: () => false,
+    shouldSendCookies: () => false,
+    isSslSessionCachingEnabled: () => true
+  }
+}));
+
+// Mock cookies
+jest.mock('../../src/utils/cookies', () => ({
+  addCookieToJar: jest.fn(),
+  getCookieStringForUrl: jest.fn()
+}));
+
+// Mock proxy-util
+jest.mock('../../src/utils/proxy-util', () => ({
+  setupProxyAgents: jest.fn()
+}));
+
+// Mock form-data
+jest.mock('../../src/utils/form-data', () => ({
+  createFormData: jest.fn()
+}));
+
+const { makeAxiosInstance } = require('../../src/ipc/network/axios-instance');
+
+function createStubAdapter() {
+  let capturedConfig = null;
+
+  const adapter = (config) => {
+    capturedConfig = config;
+    return Promise.resolve({
+      data: {},
+      status: 200,
+      statusText: 'OK',
+      headers: {},
+      config
+    });
+  };
+
+  adapter.getConfig = () => capturedConfig;
+
+  return adapter;
+}
+
+describe('axios-instance: DNS lookup behavior (GitHub #7343)', () => {
+  let axiosInstance;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    axiosInstance = makeAxiosInstance();
+  });
+
+  test('should set custom lookup function for localhost URLs', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'http://localhost:3000/api/test',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof config.lookup).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('should set custom lookup function for 127.0.0.1 URLs', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/test',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof config.lookup).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('should set custom lookup function for ::1 (IPv6 localhost) URLs', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'http://[::1]:8080/api/test',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof config.lookup).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('should set custom lookup function for *.localhost domains (RFC 6761)', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'http://api.localhost:3000/test',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof config.lookup).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('should NOT set custom lookup for external domains', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'https://api.example.com/test',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('should NOT set custom lookup for httpbin.org', async () => {
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'https://httpbin.org/get',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('should clear inherited lookup when URL changes from localhost to external domain', async () => {
+    // This simulates what happens during a redirect:
+    // 1. Original request to localhost sets lookup
+    // 2. Redirect spreads config including lookup
+    // 3. New request to external domain should clear the lookup
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+    const inheritedLookup = (_hostname, _options, callback) => {
+      callback(null, '127.0.0.1', 4);
+    };
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'https://external-auth-provider.com/oauth/authorize',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter,
+      lookup: inheritedLookup // Simulates inherited lookup from redirect
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    // The lookup should be cleared for external domains
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('should replace inherited lookup with a fresh one when redirecting localhost to localhost', async () => {
+    // Simulates a redirect from one localhost endpoint to another:
+    // the inherited lookup from the original request should be replaced
+    // (not just kept) by a fresh localhost lookup function.
+    const stubAdapter = createStubAdapter();
+    const inheritedLookup = (_hostname, _options, callback) => {
+      callback(null, '127.0.0.1', 4);
+    };
+
+    await axiosInstance({
+      url: 'http://localhost:3182/redirected',
+      method: 'get',
+      adapter: stubAdapter,
+      lookup: inheritedLookup // Simulates inherited lookup from redirect
+    });
+
+    const config = stubAdapter.getConfig();
+    // Should have a lookup set for localhost, but it should be a fresh one
+    expect(config.lookup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof config.lookup).toBe('function');
+    expect(config.lookup).not.toBe(inheritedLookup);
+  });
+});